Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Words
- 56
- Points
- 175
- Genius
- 122
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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alcopop
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bebop
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blob
noun — A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
verb — To drop in the form of a blob or blobs
noun — Acronym of binary large object. (a data type that allows storage of binary data often of indeterminate length).
noun — In astronomy, a large cloud of gas. In particular, an extended Lyman-Alpha blob is a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy.
noun — A bubble; a bleb.
noun — A small freshwater fish (Cottus bairdii); the miller's thumb.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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bobble
noun — Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
noun — A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
noun — A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
verb — To make a mistake in.
verb — To bob up and down.
noun — A wobbling motion.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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boll
noun — The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
verb — To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
noun — An old dry measure equal to six bushels.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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bolo
noun — A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
verb — To attack or despatch with a bolo knife.
noun — A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
verb — To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
noun — A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
verb — To dress (somebody) in a bolo.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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boob
noun — Idiot, fool.
verb — To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
adjective — Idiotic, foolish.
noun — A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent human female.
noun — A prison; jail.
verb — To make a mistake
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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booboo
noun — A mistake or error.
noun — (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.
noun — (by or to young children) Feces.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cobble
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cope
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lobe
noun — Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
noun — A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung.
noun — A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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lobo
noun — A wolf.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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loll
verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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oboe
noun — A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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oleo
noun — Margarine
noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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placebo
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placebo is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×3
- ba×1
- be×1
- bl×3
- bo×9
- ca×3
- ce×1
- cl×2
- co×9
- el×1
- lo×9
- ob×1
- ol×1
- op×1
- pa×1
- pe×1
- pl×2
- po×7
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 3 |
| b | 8 | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | 14 |
| c | 8 | 3 | 3 | · | 1 | · | 15 |
| e | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| l | 6 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | 9 |
| o | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| p | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 11 |
| Σ | 33 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 122 points of 175 available. The average answer runs 4.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, January 12, 2026 | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| b | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | Monday, December 29, 2025 |
| c | Monday, January 12, 2026 | Saturday, January 3, 2026 |
| e | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| l | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| o ● | Sunday, January 11, 2026 | Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
| p | Sunday, January 11, 2026 | Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 20
Valid words the Bee rejected
Dictionary words the Bee never takes
Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.
- abolla
- abollae
- apocope
- apollo
- baboo
- babool
- bacalao
- balboa
- bole
- bopeep
- cabob
- calo
- cloacae
- cloacal
- coala
- cobb
- coble
- coccal
- coco
- cocobola
- cocobolo
- cole
- collop
- coocoo
- cooee
- copal
- epopee
- loca
- obol
- obole
- olea
- olla
- pepo
- poco
- pollee
- popple